How to Rune and Gear Your Warrior at Level 20 in Guild Wars

Guild Wars is an MMORPG game that allows players to sink deep in a world that is full of beauty and fighting. The Warrior is a specific character class in Guild Wars that offers players a unique oppertunity to tank on the front lines like never before. Learn how to gear a level 20 Warrior.

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Character Introduction

Guild Wars is an online MMO that offers players a world of devastatingly beautiful PvE and downright brutal PvP.When a player’s character reaches level 20 it is time to begin developing their maximum potential with builds and armor.Warriors are a tank class in Guild Wars.

The Warrior is an upfront damage dealer that holds the front lines to protect casters while in combat.Warriors use energy and adrenalin to power their fighting skills.From PvE to PvP a Warrior is a formidable opponent for any other character class.

Typically staying in the front of a group to fight the Warrior is also known for offering differing kinds of protection and buffs for parties.The Warrior is arguably the strongest fighting class in Guild Wars.Primarily utilizing a sword, axe, or mace and sword the Warrior can hack through any group of monsters with ease.

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Armor Selection

With many different armor types being offered and specifically designed for the Warrior class players can customize their characters to their liking.Level 20 characters need to get “maxed" armor for their Warriors unless the specific build or farm requires otherwise.Maxed armor for Warriors is 80.

Here is a list of the different maxed armor types and where to obtain each:

Obsidian Armor: The Fissure of Woe

Asuran Elite: Rata Sum

Deldrimor Elite: Central Transfer Chamber

Monument Elite: Eye of the North Outpost

Norn Elite: Gunnar’s Hold

Ancient Elite: Bone Palace

Sunspear Elite: Command Post

Primeval Elite: Throne of Secrets

Vabbian Elite: The Kodash Bazaar

Canthan Elite: Divine Path

Kurzick Elite: Vasburg Armory

Luxon Elite: Leviathan Pits

Judge Elite: Granite Citadel

Saintly Elite: Marhan’s Grotto

Woven Elite: Granite Citadel

Flowing Elite: Granite Citadel

Labyrinthine Elite: Marhan’s Grotto

Tyrian Standard: Droknar’s Forge, Wajjun Bazaar, and Boreal Station

Istani Standard: Consulate Docks or Command Post

Sunspear Standard: Consulate Docks or Command Post

Canthan Standard: Kaineng Center

Kurzick Standard: House zu Heltzer

Luxon Standard: Cavalon

Shing Jea Standard: Kaineng Center

Ascalon Standard: Kaineng Center

Krytan Standard: Bukdek Byway

Censor Standard: Droknar’s Forge

Dragon Standard: Droknar’s Forge

Sacred Standard: Droknar’s Forge

Star Standard: Droknar’s Forge

Woven Standard: Droknar’s Forge

It will not matter if a player has standard or elite armor as long as the armor is maxed.

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Rune Selection

Runes are in game items that upgrade a character's armor in the Guild Wars game.Insignias work with runes by applying modifiers to each armor piece.Armor pieces can have 1 rune and 1 insignia applied to it; head, chest, hands, legs, feet.This allows for 5 runes and 5 insignias for each armor set.You can remove and change runes on a character’s armor but it is very expensive to do so.

Runes can be obtained from Rune Merchants in the Guild Wars game, loot from drops, or salvages from armor pieces.Some runes are stackable and others are not, however, if two of the same runes are applied the negative benefits will occur but not the positive.So if the runes are giving a +3 buff and -75 health and there are two on instead of getting +6 buff the player receives -125 health and +3 buff.

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Warrior Runes and Insignias

Insignia

Knight’s Insignia

Lieutenant’s Insignia

Stonefist Insignia

Dreadnought Insignia

Sentinel’s Insignia

Minor

Minor Absorption

Minor Tactics

Minor Strength

Minor Axe Mastery

Minor Hammer Mastery

Minor Swordsmanship

Major

Major Absorption

Major Tactics

Major Strength

Major Axe Mastery

Major Hammer Mastery

Major Swordsmanship

Superior

Superior Absorption

Superior Tactics

Superior Strength

Superior Axe Mastery

Superior Hammer Mastery

Superior Swordsmanship

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Attributes and Builds

A Warrior's attributes center around their core profession as well as any other second professions that is active.The maximum Warrior attribute level, with armor, runes, and other items equipped can be 21 for PvE and 17 for PvP.

Attributes and builds work together as one.The attributes will be focused primarily around 2-3 specific strains and the skills chosen for the character’s build will be from those attributes.If a Warrior is carrying a sword they want to specialize in swords and pick skills for their bar that are sword skills.The Warriors special attribute is Strength.

The basic Warrior attributes explained:

Strength – Special attribute; each Strength point allows Warriors to gain armor penetration while using attacks.

Swordsmanship – Increases the success rate of critical hits with a sword.

Axe Mastery – Increases the success rate of critical hits with an axe.

Hammer Mastery – Increases the success rate of critical hits with a hammer.

Tactics – Attribute designed to give aid to parties. Increases the effectiveness of stances and shouts.

Builds will be categorized as sword, axe, hammer, strength, as well as tactics and should always consist of 1 elite skill to compliment the rest of the items being used.

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Second Professions and Elite Skills

Upon reaching the max level 20 in Guild Wars a Warrior is going to want to get all the second professions available to them in the game to build potential.Each different profession will give players an opportunity to gain new and different skills.There are 9 different second classes available to the Warrior; Dervish, Paragon, Assassin, Ritualist, Monk, Ranger, Necromancer, Mesmer, and Elementalist.

A multitude of zones and areas in the Guild Wars game gives players an opportunity to capture elite skills for their primary and secondary professions.Skills are captured after killing a boss at which time the Warrior will use a Signet of Capture, available from Rune Merchants in Guild Wars towns and outposts, and gain the skill he or she was seeking.Every build should have at least one elite skill in it.

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Combining Attributes, Builds, Runes, and Armor: Explained

Each character in the Guild Wars game needs to be coordinated with their weapons, armor and attributes.Tanking Warriors who want to utilize a sword would:

Obtain a weapon Req. 9-12 Swordsmanship with stats in strength or swordsmanship

Obtain maxed armor, with headgear for swordsmanship

Insignias and runes for swordsmanship and strength

Attributes set in strength and swordsmanship

The build used would determine the second profession of the Warrior

Swordsmanship elite skill

Build with skills that focus on swordsmanship and strength.

Furthermore, if a Warrior wanted to use an axe instead of sword they will follow the same concept but with axe weapons, skills, armor, and attributes.It is possible to mix and match skills, however, this is not seen as beneficial for character play and should be avoided.